Flyby PC Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Came across this by accident. A steam powered aircraft. I can think of whole range of problems, but I had no idea the power to weight ratio of steam ever came anywhere near to powering aircraft. Edited May 17, 2014 by Flyby PC Quote
RAF_Louvert Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 . Given the weight of the oil and water and the small payload capacity of the Travel Air 2000 I'm betting flight time in that was very, very short. Still, an interesting experiment. . Quote
Flyby PC Posted May 19, 2014 Author Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/worlds-first-steam-driven-airplane/2/#mmGal This contemporary article quotes 400 miles on 10 gallons of water. Not only that, they have eyes on high altitude flights where gasoline engines are starved of oxygen. Innovative aviators. What's not to like? Edited May 19, 2014 by Flyby PC Quote
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